Magnitude-6.1 earthquake hits southwest China, 29 injured

At least 29 people were injured, including five in serious condition, after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.
The quake hit Yingjiang County at 9:20 a.m. (0120 GMT), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. Tremors were strongly felt in the county seat, the report said.
The Yunnan government has sent work team of over 50 people for surveying, investigation and disaster evaluation, while police have been sent to the township of Kachang, which is close to the epicenter.
The provincial government sent tents, quilts, folded beds and mattresses to the disaster-stricken region. Yingjiang borders Myanmar and has a population of 300,000.
Yunnan lies where the Eurasian Plate and Indian Plate meet, and the province is prone to quakes. A 5.6-magnitude quake hit the same region a week ago, injuring at least 13 people. In March 2011, Yingjiang was jolted by a 5.8-magnitude quake, leaving 26 people dead and over 300 others injured